---
title: "Great Gerbil"
description: "Rhombomys opimus — Mammals. The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/great-gerbil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Gerbil

> Rhombomys opimus — Mammals. The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia.

- Scientific name: *Rhombomys opimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 393
- Wikidata: [Q1769097](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769097)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45832)

## Names

- en: Great Gerbil
- de: Große Rennmaus
- es: Gran Jerbo
- fr: Grande gerbille
- nl: Grote renmuis
- pl: Pieszczanka wielka

## Countries with the most observations

KZ (238), UZ (31), IR (12), CN (10), MN (8)

## Summary

The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_gerbil

## Photo

![Great Gerbil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-gerbil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303687384

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/great-gerbil?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).